Yan Bibiyan

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  Victoria, Australia: FYI-Far reaching ramifications of the criminal indictment of the GB

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  fyi: the following material that im providing comes from a source in australia, an xjw who is now monitoring the case and will provide feedback, comments, and opinions.

  barbara.

  the governing body of jehovah's witnesses was recently summoned to appear in the magistrates' court of victoria on september 13, 2011 in relation to a number of indictable criminal offences allegedly committed.

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  I hate to ruin the party, but...it looks like Armageddon is just around the corner - the Government is turning on Religion....
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  Suggestions for finally talking to my parents about my doubts?

  by stillstuckcruz in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'll give my story again:.

  i was raised a believing witness.

  i had a normal life and very loving parents who would do anything for me and my brother(who is 21).

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  I'm 95% sure my secret is safe with him.

  DON'T!!!

  The remaining 5% is what is going to cost your head!!!

  I don't know you and your brother, but you don't know how deep he is into this. Let me be devil's advocate here and ask you if you want to be a major factor in his "advancement" toward privileges?

  EDITED: I realize my post above sounds harsh. You need to sit down and get a good handle on what's going on. You are running on emotion and euphoria right now. Stop! Slow down. Spilling the beans to a close family member without feeling your way through can be devastating. Ask how I know - nearly cost me dearly.

  Good luck!

  -Yan
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  I've stopped my bible study but....

  by PenelopePaige in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the lady i studied with asked if it would be okay if she still brought the magazines by.

  i said of course because i do love the awake and watchtower.

  well, when she came by last week, she gave me the mags and then as we stood around chit-chatting, i realized we were basically still having the study, only we were standing up instead of sitting in the living room.

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  Yan Bibiyan

  If you want to be friendly tell her you can get them off the web (jw.org). So, lady, don't bother wasting gas and time to be stopping by.

  What's the counter for that line of reasoning?
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  short experience about my uber JW family and neighborhood block party

  by cult classic in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  she has been out in field service with her family and goes on to tell me of all the spiritual activities they have planned for the fall.

  all of her children are homeschooled and pioneering.

  she actually said, "well maybe i will send them over, but they have rehearsal for the special assembly day program.

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  Yan Bibiyan

  If she sees you happy, the Cognitive Dissonance is probably eating her alive! Keep living a full life, one day you may find her "faith" is way more fragile than she displays.

  EDIT: QE above is a faster typer than me.
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  AWAKE! Nov 2011 - They Love Pointing Out The Shortcomings Of Others But Never Do They Look In The Mirror!

  by 3Mozzies in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  awake!

  nov 2011 - on page 29 'watching the world' section.. they love pointing out the shortcomings of others but never do they look in the mirror!.

  an extensive new survey by the pew forum on religion & public life details statistics on religion in america:http://religions.pewforum.org/reports.

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  Yan Bibiyan

  I must be really dense..I don't get the picture..
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  Awake! November 2011 - correct cover

  by processor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there was an error on the latest awake!

  cover.

  here is the correct version.. .

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  bioflex, welcome to the board, but....

  I don't know, man.....I call BS on the whole ark discussion. Very inconsistent; arguments way off in left field...
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  Stephen Lett: "Pray for us to be faithful and discreet!"

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  out of interest, i have just been scanning through the four latest available watchtower study articles (july thru october 2011) and in doing so i am reading them objectively for the first time.

  i have been shocked, outraged and amazed by some of my findings.. as one example, take the article "a history-making meeting" from the august 15th watchtower, 2011. the article, beginning on page 18, discusses the 126th annual meeting of the watch tower bible and tract society, and begins with a summary of the opening talk by governing body member stephen lett.

  it concludes the highlights of his talk in this way:.

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  ...and of course any possible convenient change that is made by the GB will make rank and file feel like their prayer contributed.

  ..On the other hand, for anything that didn't change or went wrong, who is to blame?

  Of course, the R&F, because they didn't pray enough!
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  Stephen Lett: "Pray for us to be faithful and discreet!"

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  out of interest, i have just been scanning through the four latest available watchtower study articles (july thru october 2011) and in doing so i am reading them objectively for the first time.

  i have been shocked, outraged and amazed by some of my findings.. as one example, take the article "a history-making meeting" from the august 15th watchtower, 2011. the article, beginning on page 18, discusses the 126th annual meeting of the watch tower bible and tract society, and begins with a summary of the opening talk by governing body member stephen lett.

  it concludes the highlights of his talk in this way:.

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  Yan Bibiyan

  Hmm, that's easy.

  They will hide behind the "imperfect" weasel clause.. sleek bastards..
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  Society tells us to stop asking questions...

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was just glancing at the back of the october 15th watchtower and the questions from readers.

  the question under discussion is "what should i do when i have a question about something i read in the bible or when i need advice about a personal problem?".

  the article goes on to discuss how we should consult the watch tower publications index among the many 'tools' that have been provided by the faithful and discreet slave whenever we have a question that is not directly discussed in the publications.. one statement really caught my eye, because it's the first time i've ever seen the society actually dissuade people from writing in with questions.

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  Yan Bibiyan

  Thoughts please!

  I am going to be blunt.

  Um.....F@#k them!
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  Wow, this bit of info surprised even me!!!

  by LeKook in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just spoke to a witness friend (has been a witness 25+ years), who said that the elders in her congregation told her that witnesses had better be prepared to begin going door to door, not to announce "good news", but to denounce people who refuse to accept "the trvth".

  has anyone else heard about this?

  i thought it was a joke at first, but she said no, that's where the elders told her things were headed.

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  Yan Bibiyan

  Will I be allowed to put my foot in the door?

  Absolutely, if you are longing to stare down the barrel of my 9mm.